Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:43:17 -0500
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject: Re: FW: Car top carrier?
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MIchael: Get a Yakima Yak Stacker and you'll be able to stack the
boats on their sides and have more space on your racks for stuff. If
I ever get my homemade roof rack rebuilt, I'll take a photo of
it. It's made with 8 Quick N Easy Rain gutter brackets and 2x3"
aluminum channel. It cost substantially less than the Yakima set up
and I don't like using the plastic shim thingies to get roof
clearance on the Vanagons. Until Yakima solves the "Teflon-slick"
cross bar issues, I'll avoid using them whenever possible. BTW,
looks like a wonderfull wekend was about to be had!!
DM&FS
At 09:26 AM 4/16/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>Here is my home-made setup. Loaded alot of firewood, cooler, kayaks,
>tents. Still had 6 agultish folks and a dog. Two Yakima racks and a CListed
>cargo carrier. Works for me.
>http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/LaborDayNewRack?feat=directlink
>Michael in San Antonio
>91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>73 Beetle
>
>
>On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Robert Fisher
><garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Does anybody have personal experience with one on a Vanagon ('87 GL Auto,
> > in
> > my case) and can give the benefits of their experience
> > (recommendations/warnings)? With five people (and sometimes two dogs) I'm
> > trying to figure some way to spread out the load without resorting to a
> > mini-trailer.
> >
> >
> >
> > I pull the middle seats out and load that space and the hatch space. The
> > kids go on the rear bench and the wife and I are up front. I try to secure
> > everything as well as I can, but my concern is that in an accident somebody
> > stands a high risk of being crushed by something that breaks loose. I
> > realize that in a sufficiently violent accident it probably won't make much
> > difference, but that's no reason not to do what I can.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think I'd actually prefer the trailer, but I'm concerned at this point
> > that I'm pushing the weight limit of the vehicle. I should load it up and
> > actually go weigh it, of course, and then I'll know. Anybody made that or a
> > similar run into the mountains with a stock 2.1, a full load and a small
> > trailer?
> >
> >
> >
> > We're looking at a trip from SoCal to Durango via Cottonwood, AZ around the
> > first week of July with the full load of camping gear (but not the dogs).
> > It'd be nice to use the A/C but that may be asking too much. : /
> >
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > Cya,
> >
> > Robert
> >
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